Xingjiang Road.
Nine out of ten unsatisfactory things in life, this sentence is also valid for the Lu family. The Lu family is a big family in the north, and it has always been said that the number one rich family in the north. Lu Jingjiang rose again in the south, one south and one north, complementing each other, symbolizing the real growth of the Lu family, from a provincial family to a national one. However, just as the Lu family was making great strides, Ye Rongxiu cut him in the middle with a knife and cut him in the middle.
If Ye Rongxiu doesn't move, he will be fine, but if he moves, he will be thunderous. The Lu family's influence in the north was almost uprooted, the trees fell and the monkeys scattered, leaving some unsuccessful side branches lingering. Ye Rongxiu also knew that it was impossible for a big family that had been entrenched in the area for nearly a hundred years to wipe it out in one go, so he gave a way out to the Lu family's troops who went south, which was actually a secret way of encircling the three. A small part of the children of the Lu family who were scattered wandered around the world, and most of them defected to Lu Jingjiang.
There are more than a dozen Taoisms in other provinces, but Xiangshui Province has only five Taoisms. As the Taoist leader, Lu Jingjiang is extremely powerful. After the fall of the Lu family, his branch has faintly become the head of the Lu family. Like a lighthouse in the dark night, it continuously absorbs the arrival of scattered Lu family children.
The Lu family is a local wealthy family, and many of the children in the clan are elites. Their arrival has greatly enriched Lu Jingjiang's strength and made his prestige flourish step by step. But under this glory, there are hidden dangers.
Lu Jingjiang is a concubine, and a concubine of a side branch.
The Lu family uses Black Moon Province as their base camp, and the most outstanding disciples stay in the base camp to run their business. The base camp has the best resources and contacts, which can continuously push him to a high position. Ordinary people enter the officialdom starting from the lowest level of rural officials. The children of the Lu family are officials, starting from the first level of the township, deputy mayor, secretary of the county magistrate, and so on. Civil servants with no status and background struggle from the bottom. Without making any mistakes, their ability is also calculated as above-average. It basically takes 30 years to reach the position of mayor. If you want to go one step further to the Taoist master, then it is not time to accumulate, you need luck, and you need contacts.
It takes an average of 15 years for the children of the Lu family to reach the position of mayor, and the highest record is 11 years. It is a direct line of the main line of the Lu family, and they have become Taoists in the 14th year. The ruling party has become the youngest Taoist leader in the Black Moon Province, a record that has not been broken so far.
Lu Jingjiang has performed extremely well since he was a child, but because he is not the main line, he does not enjoy many resources, especially after he competed for the position of deputy director of the Finance Bureau and was kicked out by a mediocre main line boy based on his relationship. He left Xiangshui Province and lost contact with his family.
After that, he seemed to be on the hook. With his own strength, he started from scratch, from low to high, and reached the position of deputy mayor, which took 10 years. This is still without using any resources from the Lu family. In such a comparison, Lu Jingjiang is better than the most outstanding children of the Lu family.
The upper echelons of the Lu family finally noticed Lu Jingjiang's excellence. In addition, the Lu family encountered a bottleneck period in the Black Moon Province. It was urgent to expand outward. The appearance of Lu Jingjiang just provided them with the best choice. After repairing the relationship, a lot of resources were tilted towards Lu Jingjiang. It took 2 years from the deputy mayor to the mayor, and then another 3 years to complete a step that many people could not complete in a lifetime. The carp leaped the dragon gate and stepped into the position of Taoist master.
Before the doomsday, Lu Jingjiang was appointed vice governor of Xiangshui Province and Xingjiang at the age of 48.
Dao Daozhu became one of the most powerful people in Xiangshui Province.
Lu Jingjiang flourished in Xiangshui Province and became a mainstay, but the head of the Lu family was uprooted. One high and one low, the situation has already reversed. The main line defected to Lu Jingjiang, carrying a lot of resources, but also brought an insoluble problem to Lu Jingjiang, who is in charge.
The butt determines the head, and the power determines the status. According to the theory, in the territory of Xingjiang Road, it is natural to listen to Lu Jingjiang. In fact, this principle does not work in the big family and the rich.
The reason why a big family becomes a big family is because there is another set of rules within the family to make the family power continue to grow. With the main line as the core, seniority as the main line, and power from top to bottom, from the inside to the outside, only in this way can the prosperity of a family be guaranteed, and the generations will never end.
Lu Jingjiang's seniority is low, he belongs to a side branch, and he is still a concubine, which makes him have little say in the Lu family even though he has great power.
The Lu family's mansion, which covers an area of more than 20 mu, looks very different among high-rise buildings. The tallest building in the mansion is only three floors, and it adopts the style of ancient garden architecture. The environment is beautiful and the air is fresh. If it weren't for Lu Jingjiang's power, it would be impossible to approve such a large piece of land in the power center area of Xingjiang Road.
And these, in the eyes of the senior members of the Lu family, are taken for granted.
Pass through two courtyards, and then pass through a promenade to arrive at the core of Lu's house, the meeting hall. When Lu Jingjiang walked into the gate, he found that there were almost all the people there. They were all the high-level, main line of the Lu family, and some outstanding side branches.
There are 3 grandparents, 11 grandparents, and more than 20 uncles. Lu Jingjiang did not dare to be negligent, and went forward to salute and say hello one by one. Not many of his peers could enter the meeting hall, except for those who were too far away or were unable to get away from important positions, there were only 16 people, and the next generation He didn't need to greet each of the five people, he nodded and walked to his seat to sit down.
"Everyone is here, the meeting can start." The person who presided over the meeting was a grandfather of Lu Jingjiang. Lu Jingjiang couldn't remember exactly what he was in, but he knew that his name was Lu Qingping. When he was young, he was in politics and made mistakes. Borrow the power of the family to escape. Going into business and losing a lot of money, life can be regarded as a failure. But he couldn't help being the main line, he was one of the most beloved grandsons of the head of the family at that time, he turned a blind eye to his failure, recalled the family, and managed the family business. Since then, it has been mediocre until now. There is no big mistake, but there is no contribution.
Because Lu Jingjiang came too late, so many people were waiting for him alone, Lu Qingping's tone was slightly displeased.
"I called everyone here today because there is a big event. This matter is related to the success or failure of our Lu family, so we have to be cautious." It was Lu Jingjiang's second grandfather Lu Yihong who stood up and spoke.
Because of an accident, the grandpa lost his life when he hit a meteorite explosion on the way to the earth in a spaceship. Now Lu Yihong is the respected among the grandpas.
Everyone's heart tightened, every Lu family's children were very sensitive to the six words 'it's about the success or failure of the family', because the last time they said these six words was when Ye Rongxiu made a move on them.
Nuoda's Lu's family fell apart, if it wasn't for the deep foundation, it would almost be wiped out, especially the memory.
Lu Yihong took out a piece of paper and put it on the coffee table. His voice was emotionless: "This is sent by someone from the Hunshi Demon King of Black Moon Province. Let our Lu family submit to him, or else, let the Lu family be wiped out!"
"Arrogance!"
"Bold!"
"He dares!"
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As soon as this remark came out, there was a roar in the meeting hall. Even though the Lu family's momentum was not as good as before, the background was still there, and the majesty and arrogance of the big family still existed. However, behind the anger is inner anxiety. After going south, because the memory of Heiyue Province is too bad, many people consciously ignore the news there, but Xingjiang is adjacent to Heiyue Province, and a lot of news is still being passed on. Although they have never seen the horror of the Demon King , but also know that the power of the devil incarnate far exceeds that of the Lu family who occupies Xingjiang Road.
Although the words of the Demon King of Confusion are ugly, they are really not crazy words. If the Demon King of Confusion wants to deal with the Lu family, the Lu family will not be able to stop the Demon King of Confusion's blade.
"Cough—" Lu Yihong snorted softly, and there was no sound in the hall. Lu Yihong was not sharp, but his extremely oppressive gaze passed everyone: "It's a mess, how decent it is, pay attention to your identity!"
The people in the hall blushed and lowered their heads, not daring to meet his gaze.
Lu Yihong's gaze softened a bit: "I've called you here to express your opinions. Come one by one, and everyone has a chance to speak. Third, you come first."
"Leaving aside the issue of face, let's take a look at the devil in the world. He is cruel to the enemy, but he is good to himself. If we can use his power, our Lu family's power will definitely go further." Lu Jingjiang's third grandpa is old-fashioned. Chong Road.
As soon as this remark came out, many people raised eyebrows. As the land of the Lu family, they are very unwilling to succumb to others.
"The Demon King of Confusion is unparalleled in combat power. If we fight recklessly, we have no chance of winning. But his greatest certainty is to manage the talent gap, and this happens to be our strength. If we can cooperate, it will be of great benefit to both of us." Lu Jingjiang's fourth grandfather road.
"I agree with the third and fourth child," Lu Jingjiang fifth grandfather said. The three of them must have lowered their tone, and the others understood what they meant. The subsequent speeches were basically inclined to surrender. Of course, what they said was cooperation.
Only five or six people abstained and did not speak.
"Jingjiang, why didn't you speak?" Fang Qingping noticed that Lu Jingjiang had been very quiet since he came in and sat down.
"The Demon King of Confusion wants us to surrender, not to cooperate. Everyone must understand this. Our status is not equal. This is destined to greatly restrict our rights after passing." Lu Jingjiang put down the letter of persuasion, ignoring his grandfather. The older generation looked unhappy and looked around at everyone: "If I were the devil king of the world, the first thing I would do after conquering the Lu family was to let the Lu family resist Liu Wei'an's Ping An Expeditionary Army. Since it can test the loyalty of the Lu family, it can also consume The strength of the Lu family." Lu Jingjiang's voice became more serious: I don't know how much everyone thinks the Lu family needs to pay to win the peace of the devil king? "
The people in the hall are all pale. Lu Jingjiang's guess is not nonsense, on the contrary, the possibility is almost 100%.